Colliers International is hosting its Conference in Denver, Colo., from Feb. 11–13, 2015, uniting more than 1,500 professionals from 22 countries to impact the future of commercial real estate. This three-day event is the largest gathering for the global commercial real estate company, providing numerous opportunities for collaborating, sharing best practices and professional development at the Colorado Convention Center.

Colliers International, a global leader in real estate advisory, today launched the inaugural MENA Hotel Market Forecast which points to the significant opportunities for the hospitality market in Cairo and Sharm Al Sheikh. The report sites rising popularity of Sharm Al Sheikh with European visitors and socio-political stability in Cairo as key drivers of growth.

The Overton Pearl, whose largest tenant is a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office, sold for $30.89 million in a deal that closed Friday. The buyer was Lynx Overton LLC, an affiliate of New York private equity firm Empire Square Group.

A Space Coast hotel property was acquired by a Washington, D.C., firm on Dec. 9 — which may be a sign of future sales thanks to the slow revival of new space travel business. "This sale is noteworthy as it underscores the strength of the Cape Canaveral-Cocoa Beach area hotel market and the regional economy which recovered strongly since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011," said Rich Lillis, executive vice president with Colliers International Hotels, which represented the seller.

Colliers International is adding 17 people to its South Florida offices, a week after Avison Young closed on its acquisition of Abood Wood Fay, which had been doing business as Colliers International South Florida.

Retailers that use gift cards and other promotions as perquisites for in-store pickup may find they need to dole out such promotions during future holiday seasons, too. "It's similar to the way Black Friday started and now customers only want better offers, and all that deep discounting is only hurting the industry," said Anjee Solanki, national director of retail services with Colliers International.

Colliers International released the highlights of its latest global retail report – examining 125 retail real estate markets in 50 countries – and found that luxury retail continues to show strong growth in the top global markets and prime cities in Asia.

Colliers International and CoreNet Global have come together to form the first BenchCoRE-Service Provider benchmarking agreement. Colliers will enhance its Colliers 360 dashboard and analytics technology with the data services of CoreNet’s BenchCORE benchmarking service.

During the recession, foreign investment into U.S. commercial real estate (not unexpectedly) fell dramatically. Today, we are seeing a material rebound of cross-border investment dollars into real estate, with Asia, in particular, significantly increasing its overseas positions.

“This shows Costco has learned from the mistakes made by companies like Wal-Mart and also those who were forced to exit the market like Home Depot (HD.N),” said Anjee Solanki, national director of retail services at Colliers International.

Cindy Cooke, a senior vice president at Colliers, said the supply coming online in Phoenix isn't so much the result of a construction boom as it is catching up for years of pent-up demand. Apartment construction is making up for lost time, said Ms. Cooke, who represented seller Standard Phoenix in its deal with P.B. Bell.

Colliers International said today that Dwight Hotchkiss has been named national director, industrial | USA. Hotchkiss' team will continue to oversee the national practice groups—service groups with specialized expertise in particular industries or property sectors such as healthcare, multifamily, distressed assets, law firms and government.

“Their locations are such that they can be repurposed into much higher and better uses,” said James Murphy, an executive managing director of Colliers International, the commercial real estate brokerage firm, and a building-sales specialist.

Colliers International, along with its parent company FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV), has promoted Dylan Taylor, the former CEO | Americas, to Chief Operating Officer | Global. In his new position, Taylor will oversee the operations of more than 15,000 professionals in 485 offices across 63 countries, with a focus on integrating operations across all service lines and enhancing client engagement and cross-selling.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. has leased an 821,502-square-foot property to serve as its Dallas-Fort Worth regional distribution center. The building is located at 4900 Sherry St. in Arlington, TX, along the southwest portion of Interstate 20 and Highway 360. Tom Pearson, executive vice president at Colliers in Dallas, along with colleague Chris Teesdale, represented Williams-Sonoma.

Colliers International is bringing in Craig M. Robinson to fill the newly created position of president of Colliers’ US operations, effective April 7. Robinson most recently has been president of corporate services at Cassidy Turley, and Dylan Taylor, Colliers’ Americas CEO, tells GlobeSt.com that this is one of the key growth areas that Robinson will foster.

Along with putting an additional 32 million Americans into the ranks of the insured, the Affordable Care Act is also accelerating consolidation among healthcare providers and insurers. That in turn will be a major driver of the organizations’ real estate decisions for the foreseeable future, Colliers International says in its ever first-ever report on medical office trends.

FirstService Corporation (Nasdaq:FSRV) (TSX:FSV) announced today that its subsidiary, Colliers International ("Colliers") has acquired Briant Champion Long, one of the United Kingdom's leading independent retail property specialists.

Pulse talked with Dylan Taylor, Colliers Americas CEO, before he set off to The 2014 Outsourcing World Summit about his company's pioneering spirit, outsourcing's future, and doing the right things for the right reasons.

Australia's federal budget proposal to double the final withholding tax rate for foreign property investors puts Australia's status as a prime investment destination in doubt. See the story, based on our investment research.